This is not a pussycat! / myLot

Philippines

August 6, 2026 12:07am CST

When I was a kid I was very fond of wearing pussycats! Wear a pussycat?!!! What we call a pussycat isn't actually a real cat but a headband. I don't know who told us it's a pussycatt. But I had plenty when I was a kid. Don't call them pussycats anymore though. I just call them headbands.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (149301)

• Roseburg, Oregon

I wonder why they were called pussicats.

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Toni

@toniganzon (78638)

• Philippines

Maybe because of this? Headbands resembling cat's ears. That's why it's a pussycat.

Michael

@Wrexxo (4430)

•

I was first confused until you explained what pussycat mean

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Toni

@toniganzon (78638)

• Philippines

It could definitely confuse anybody who's not from my country.

May2k8

@May2k8 (19842)

• Indonesia

That was the first time I’d ever heard that word; people can call it whatever they like, but "pussicat" sounds very strange.

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Toni

@toniganzon (78638)

• Philippines

This is the reason why it's called pussycat.

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rakski

@rakski (158690)

• Philippines

good that you call them headbands now. sometimes we were taught a chunk of words when we were young that does not reaaly mean the thing

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Toni

@toniganzon (78638)

• Philippines

There's a reason behind it and I know why I think. And have you read read Archie Comics? Have you heard of Josie and the Pussycats? They wear these headbands in the photo almost everyday.